leitmotif 英 [ˈlaɪtməʊti:f]   美 [ˈlaɪtmoˌtif]

leitmotif

leitmotif  英 [ˈlaɪtməʊti:f] 美 [ˈlaɪtmoˌtif]

n. 主乐调;主题;主旨 

名词复数:leitmotifs 

This last event, which almost concludes the book, is its leitmotif. 而这最后一次正是本书的主旨所在。

  • If you notice the subject of freedom coming up again and again in a book you're reading for English class, you can impress your teacher by calling it a leitmotif, or a theme that recurs.
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  • n. 主乐调;主题;主旨
  • 1. This last event, which almost concludes the book, is its leitmotif.

    而这最后一次正是本书的主旨所在。

  • leitmotif (n.) also leitmotiv, "a musical figure to which some definite meaning is attached," 1876, from German Leitmotiv, literally "leading motive," from leiten "to lead" (see lead (v.1)) + Motiv (see motive). A term associated with Wagnerian musical drama, though the thing itself is at least as old as Mozart. "The leitmotif must be characteristic of the person or thing it is intended to represent." ["Elson's Music Dictionary"]
leit·motif ( also leit·motiv ) / ˈlaɪtməʊtiːf ; NAmE ˈlaɪtmoʊtiːf / noun ( from German) 1 ( music ) a short tune in a piece of music that is often repeated and is connected with a particular person, thing or idea (音乐的)主旋律,主导主题 2 an idea or a phrase that is repeated often in a book or work of art, or is typical of a particular person or group (书、艺术品等的)中心思想,主题,主旨 leitmotif leitmotifs leit·motif / ˈlaɪtməʊtiːf ; NAmE ˈlaɪtmoʊtiːf /
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